Africa RISING East and Southern Africa Phase 2 proposal Writeshop 24-26 February - Arusha - Tanzania Objectives 1) Review Phase 1 research and achievements 2) Draft Phase 2 research proposal 3) Map research and development partnerships for implementation 4) Discuss any other issues
Participants
Victor Afari Sefa
Job Kihara (CIAT)
Fred Kizito (CIAT)
Patrick Okori (ICRISAT)
Ben Lukuyu (ILRI)
Regis Chikowo (Michigan SU)
Mulundu Mwila (ZARI)
Simon Langan (IWMI)
Andreas Gramzow (AVRDC)
Apurba Shee (IFPRI)
Gundula Fischer (IITA)
Haroon Sseguya (IITA)
Jonathan Odhong IITA
Irmgard H.- Zeledon (IITA)
Mateete Bekunda (IITA)
Wednesday, 24 February 08:00 Registration 08:30 Session 1: Welcome address and introduction
oWelcome and objectives of the meeting - Mateete
oGuidelines to regional proposal structure - Irmgard
oDiscussion
9:30 Group task 1 - characteristics of the project region, challenges and opportunities Instructions:
oList out key characteristics of East and Southern Africa – focus on Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia
oList 1-5 key challenges in the region for farming systems intensification/diversification
oList 1-5 key opportunities in the region for farming systems intensification/diversification
*Refer to ESA project document, look at the challenges identified and seek to add value. As much as possible also provide literature to back the characteristics, challenges and opportunities listed
10:30 Break 11:00 Reporting back 11:30 Group task 2 - Phase 1 achievements, loose ends, new research topics & themes üMateete provide a brief description of what loose ends & new topics are (see brief slide to explain the task here)
Instructions:
List key achievements of Phase 1 in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia
What are the loose ends in Phase 1 that must be tied up
What are the new research topics to focus on in phase 2
Organize the loose ends, new research topics into research themes
10:30 Break 11: 00 Report back on group activities & consolidation of objectives & research questions
*Themes modified to outcomes by participants
12:30 Lunch 14:00 Group task 4 - Phase 2 research outputs and activities Instructions:
oList the expected outputs linked to the research questions
oList the activities addressing the research question
16:00 Break 16:30 Report back on research outputs & activities 17:30 Consolidation (in plenary) of phase 2 outcomes, research questions, outputs and activities
10:30 Break 11:00 Group task 6 - Discussion of cross-cutting issues (plenary)
Monitoring and evaluation
Develop common monitoring tools – coordinated by IFPRI
SI indicator framework
Monitoring officer needed in each country/each region each should be budgeted for it
Communication
Proper budgeting at lower level
Updated communication strategy including action plan
Capacity building
Coordination between teams should improve, especially in capacity building at beneficiary level. Mono-discipline training should stop
Capacity building for gender and for communications
Comprehensive capacity building strategy
Include more young scientists, farmers, other stakeholders to transfer it to the next generation
Gender
Capacity building for researchers in gender
Systematic approach to gender for better coverage (more West Africa, more Malawi)
Using the existing gender action plan to guide our work
Proper budgeting at lower level
Instructions
oWhat are the 3 main issues that need to be changed/improved in phase 2 with regards to (a) M&E, (b) communication, (c) Capacity building, (d) project management and coordination
Phase 2 proposal Writeshop
24-26 February - Arusha - Tanzania
Objectives
1) Review Phase 1 research and achievements
2) Draft Phase 2 research proposal
3) Map research and development partnerships for implementation
4) Discuss any other issues
Participants
Wednesday, 24 February
08:00 Registration
08:30 Session 1: Welcome address and introduction
- o Welcome and objectives of the meeting - Mateete
- o Guidelines to regional proposal structure - Irmgard
- o Discussion
9:30 Group task 1 - characteristics of the project region, challenges and opportunitiesInstructions:
*Refer to ESA project document, look at the challenges identified and seek to add value. As much as possible also provide literature to back the characteristics, challenges and opportunities listed
Group 1: Irmgard, Chikowo, Okori, Mwila, Afari Sefa, Langan, Shee
Group 2: Kihara, Kizito, Lukuyu, Sseguya, Gramzow, Fischer, Mateete
10:30 Break
11:00 Reporting back
11:30 Group task 2 - Phase 1 achievements, loose ends, new research topics & themes
ü Mateete provide a brief description of what loose ends & new topics are (see brief slide to explain the task here)
Instructions:
Group 1: Kihara, Afari Sefa, Sseguya, Fischer, Mateete
Group 2: Okori, Lukuyu, Gramzow, Shee, Irmgard
Group 3: Chikowo, Kizito, Mulundu, Langan, Jonathan
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Group task cont’d
15:30 reporting back
16:00 Break
16:30 Consolidation of themes, new research topics and loose ends
Thursday, 25 February
08:00 Group task 3 - phase 2 objectives and research questions (based on loose ends and new topics)
Instructions:
Themes:
10:30 Break
11: 00 Report back on group activities & consolidation of objectives & research questions
*Themes modified to outcomes by participants
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Group task 4 - Phase 2 research outputs and activities
Instructions:
- o List the expected outputs linked to the research questions
- o List the activities addressing the research question
16:00 Break16:30 Report back on research outputs & activities
17:30 Consolidation (in plenary) of phase 2 outcomes, research questions, outputs and activities
See other background presentations to consolidation of the outcomes, outputs, research qstns and activities by Mateete Bekunda, Patrick Okori and Jonathan Odhong'
Friday, 26 February
8:00 Group task 5 - mapping of research and development partners (based on research activities)
Instructions:
Group 1(Malawi and Zambia): Irmgard, Chikowo, Okori, Mwila, Mateete
Group 2 (Tanzania): Kihara, Kizito, Lukuyu, Sseguya, Gramzow, Fischer, Afari Sefa, Langan, Shee
10:30 Break
11:00 Group task 6 - Discussion of cross-cutting issues (plenary)
Monitoring and evaluation
Communication
Capacity building
Gender
Instructions
12:00 Group task 7 - going into draft groups
*Group leader’s names in bold
12:30 Lunch
14: 00 Draft groups cont’d
16:00 Reporting back by the draft groups
16:40 Next steps and closing – Mateete
19:00 cocktail